The NSA museum has undergone a total overhaul — redesigned to show off new and old stories about the history of cryptography. And every artifact on display is real.
Keren Carrión/NPRUntil recently, historians believed many of the artifacts on display at the Cryptologic Museum were lost to history. For Houghton, unearthing old and unique pieces of cryptologic history has been an exceptionally satisfying part of his mission.
One of the artifacts salvaged from the warehouse was a machine code-named the Russian Fish, a large metal object designed by the Germans at the end of World War II to spy on Soviet communications. It works by intercepting nine radio channels the Soviets were using for broadcasting. Through a mix of academic articles, discussions with Allied intelligence sources, and details on the machine, Houghton and his colleagues discovered it in NSA's possession.
After noticing a photograph attributed to NSA in 1954 on a website about cryptology, Houghton and his team were also able to track down one of the earliest cipher machines in history, previously believed to no longer exist. The Italian device, a small blue machine, is on display in the museum with another old American cipher machine made from cardboard.
In addition, NSA features a more somber memorial space to honor dozens of NSA officers who died in the line of duty, countering a notion that signals intelligence officers are always safe behind computers, Houghton says.
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